The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers.
Given two people with exactly the same ability, the one person who manages day in and day out to get in one more hour of thinking will be tremendously more productive over a lifetime.
Mathematics is not merely an idle art form, it is an essential part of our society.
If you don’t work on important problems, it’s not likely that you’ll do important work.
Newton said, “If I have seen further than others, it is because I’ve stood on the shoulders of giants.” These days we stand on each other’s feet!
Science is concerned with what is possible while engineering is concerned with choosing, from among the many possible ways, one that meets a number of often poorly stated economic and practical objectives.
You can tell other people all the alibis you want. I don’t mind. But to yourself try to be honest.